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IOR/R/15/2/1669
- Record Id:
- 040-000230006
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000194
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100029781967.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1669
- Title:
- File 20/4 Ceremonials & Honours. Receptions, entertainments, invitations and presents etc.
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence regarding tea and dinner parties held at the Agency in Bahrain. These parties were held for various occasions including the departure of the Political Agent Charles Geoffrey Prior, and the official introduction of the Shaikh of Kuwait Ahmad al-Jaber al-Subah to other visitors. Invitees to the parties were mainly members of the Al-Khalifa Royal family, notables of Manama and Muharraq, and Arab, Indian and Persian merchants. The file also contains letters of acceptance or apologies sent by some of the invitees.
The file includes copies of speeches given at some of the parties. These mainly focus on praising the work of the Political Agent, the Political Resident and the progress of Bahrain. The file also contains letters and invoices between the Political Agency and suppliers such as F. P. Baker & Company Limited and Messrs Ashraf Brothers.
The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agency and members of the Al-Khalifa Royal family.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000229279
038-000229999
040-000230006 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/963-1823 : Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1663-1675 : File 20: Ceremonials and Celebrations
IOR/R/15/2/1669 : File 20/4 Ceremonials & Honours. Receptions, entertainments, invitations and presents etc. - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/2/1669 ff 44A-44D : Greeting card entitled 'GOOD WISHES’
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- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0020]/038-000229999[0007]/040-000230006
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (108 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000194
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1932
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 1 May 1932-26 Nov 1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 110; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-101; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. It should be noted that attached to f 44 are ff 44A-D.
- Former External References:
- 20/4
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)